Retractable headlight makes noise after closing
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Heel & Toe
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Retractable headlight makes noise after closing
My 2001 C5 drivers side headlight makes a clicking noise after I close it...It last for 1-2 seconds and stops clicking ... I just got the car and this is the first time I tried the headlights ... Is this normal? or ?
Pro
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Tustin California
Sounds like you need new gears. Mine did that for a while then stripped the plastic gear to where they stopped working. Brass gears from Rodney Dickman and after 13 years still work perfectly. There is a sticky about the repair, check it out.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Miami FL
Get a kit like this one (pay attention because there are 2 different kits: one for "97 to early 2000" and another for "late 2000 to 2004") and follow these step-by-step directions. You'll save money and they will last forever 
You might need these as well.
There is a TSB, that calls for shimming the driver's side motor. The parts needed for this are included in the above mentioned kit.
You might need these as well.
There is a TSB, that calls for shimming the driver's side motor. The parts needed for this are included in the above mentioned kit.
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 17
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get a kit like this one (pay attention because there are 2 different kits: One for "97 to early 2000" and another for "late 2000 to 2004") and follow these step-by-step directions. You'll save money and they will last forever
You might need these as well.
There is a tsb, that calls for shimming the driver's side motor. The parts needed for this are included in the above mentioned kit.
You might need these as well.
There is a tsb, that calls for shimming the driver's side motor. The parts needed for this are included in the above mentioned kit.
